.NET Framework で文字列を使用するためのベスト プラクティス

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] values= { "able", "ångström", "apple", "Æble", 
                         "Windows", "Visual Studio" };
      Array.Sort(values);
      DisplayArray(values);

      // Change culture to Swedish (Sweden).
      string originalCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name;
      Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("sv-SE");
      Array.Sort(values);
      DisplayArray(values);

      // Restore the original culture.
      Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(originalCulture);
    }

    private static void DisplayArray(string[] values)
    {
      Console.WriteLine("Sorting using the {0} culture:",  
                        CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name);
      foreach (string value in values)
         Console.WriteLine("   {0}", value);

      Console.WriteLine();
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Sorting using the en-US culture:
//          able
//          Æble
//          ångström
//          apple
//          Visual Studio
//          Windows
//       
//       Sorting using the sv-SE culture:
//          able
//          Æble
//          apple
//          Windows
//          Visual Studio
//          ångström

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string fileUrl = "file";
      Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("en-US");
      Console.WriteLine("Culture = {0}",
                        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.DisplayName);
      Console.WriteLine("(file == FILE) = {0}", 
                       fileUrl.StartsWith("FILE", true, null));
      Console.WriteLine();

      Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo("tr-TR");
      Console.WriteLine("Culture = {0}",
                        Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.DisplayName);
      Console.WriteLine("(file == FILE) = {0}", 
                        fileUrl.StartsWith("FILE", true, null));
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Culture = English (United States)
//       (file == FILE) = True
//       
//       Culture = Turkish (Turkey)
//       (file == FILE) = False

public static bool IsFileURI(String path) 
{
   return path.StartsWith("FILE:", true, null);
}

public static bool IsFileURI(string path) 
{
   path.StartsWith("FILE:", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
   return true;
}

public static bool IsFileURI(string path)
{
   if (path.Length < 5) return false;

   return String.Equals(path.Substring(0, 5), "FILE:", 
                        StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
}   

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string str1 = "Aa";
      string str2 = "A" + new String('\u0000', 3) + "a";
      Console.WriteLine("Comparing '{0}' ({1}) and '{2}' ({3}):", 
                        str1, ShowBytes(str1), str2, ShowBytes(str2));
      Console.WriteLine("   With String.Compare:");
      Console.WriteLine("      Current Culture: {0}", 
                        String.Compare(str1, str2, StringComparison.CurrentCulture));
      Console.WriteLine("      Invariant Culture: {0}", 
                        String.Compare(str1, str2, StringComparison.InvariantCulture));

      Console.WriteLine("   With String.Equals:");
      Console.WriteLine("      Current Culture: {0}", 
                        String.Equals(str1, str2, StringComparison.CurrentCulture));
      Console.WriteLine("      Invariant Culture: {0}", 
                        String.Equals(str1, str2, StringComparison.InvariantCulture));
   }

   private static string ShowBytes(string str)
   {
      string hexString = String.Empty;
      for (int ctr = 0; ctr < str.Length; ctr++)
      {
         string result = String.Empty;
         result = Convert.ToInt32(str[ctr]).ToString("X4");
         result = " " + result.Substring(0,2) + " " + result.Substring(2, 2);
         hexString += result;
      }
      return hexString.Trim();
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Comparing 'Aa' (00 41 00 61) and 'A   a' (00 41 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 61):
//       With String.Compare:
//          Current Culture: 0
//          Invariant Culture: 0
//       With String.Equals:
//          Current Culture: True
//          Invariant Culture: True

Console.WriteLine("Comparing '{0}' ({1}) and '{2}' ({3}):", 
                  str1, ShowBytes(str1), str2, ShowBytes(str2));
Console.WriteLine("   With String.Compare:");
Console.WriteLine("      Ordinal: {0}", 
                  String.Compare(str1, str2, StringComparison.Ordinal));

Console.WriteLine("   With String.Equals:");
Console.WriteLine("      Ordinal: {0}", 
                  String.Equals(str1, str2, StringComparison.Ordinal));
// The example displays the following output:
//    Comparing 'Aa' (00 41 00 61) and 'A   a' (00 41 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 61):
//       With String.Compare:
//          Ordinal: 97
//       With String.Equals:
//          Ordinal: False

String.Compare(strA, strB, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

String.Compare(strA.ToUpperInvariant(), strB.ToUpperInvariant(), 
               StringComparison.Ordinal);

string separated = "\u0061\u030a";
string combined = "\u00e5";

Console.WriteLine("Equal sort weight of {0} and {1} using InvariantCulture: {2}",
                  separated, combined, 
                  String.Compare(separated, combined, 
                                 StringComparison.InvariantCulture) == 0);

Console.WriteLine("Equal sort weight of {0} and {1} using Ordinal: {2}",
                  separated, combined,
                  String.Compare(separated, combined, 
                                 StringComparison.Ordinal) == 0);
// The example displays the following output:
//    Equal sort weight of a° and å using InvariantCulture: True
//    Equal sort weight of a° and å using Ordinal: False      

using System;

public class FileName : IComparable
{
   string fname;
   StringComparer comparer; 

   public FileName(string name, StringComparer comparer)
   {
      if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
         throw new ArgumentNullException("name");

      this.fname = name;

      if (comparer != null)
         this.comparer = comparer;
      else
         this.comparer = StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase;
   }

   public string Name
   {
      get { return fname; }
   }

   public int CompareTo(object obj)
   {
      if (obj == null) return 1;

      if (! (obj is FileName))
         return comparer.Compare(this.fname, obj.ToString());
      else
         return comparer.Compare(this.fname, ((FileName) obj).Name);
   }
}

// Incorrect.
string []storedNames;

public void StoreNames(string [] names)
{
   int index = 0;
   storedNames = new string[names.Length];

   foreach (string name in names)
   {
      this.storedNames[index++] = name;
   }

   Array.Sort(names); // Line A.
}

public bool DoesNameExist(string name)
{
   return (Array.BinarySearch(this.storedNames, name) >= 0);  // Line B.
}

// Correct.
string []storedNames;

public void StoreNames(string [] names)
{
   int index = 0;
   storedNames = new string[names.Length];

   foreach (string name in names)
   {
      this.storedNames[index++] = name;
   }

   Array.Sort(names, StringComparer.Ordinal);  // Line A.
}

public bool DoesNameExist(string name)
{
   return (Array.BinarySearch(this.storedNames, name, StringComparer.Ordinal) >= 0);  // Line B.
}

// Correct.
string []storedNames;

public void StoreNames(string [] names)
{
   int index = 0;
   storedNames = new string[names.Length];

   foreach (string name in names)
   {
      this.storedNames[index++] = name;
   }

   Array.Sort(names, StringComparer.InvariantCulture);  // Line A.
}

public bool DoesNameExist(string name)
{
   return (Array.BinarySearch(this.storedNames, name, StringComparer.InvariantCulture) >= 0);  // Line B.
}

const int initialTableCapacity = 100;
Hashtable h;

public void PopulateFileTable(string directory)
{
   h = new Hashtable(initialTableCapacity, 
                     StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);

   foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles(directory))
         h.Add(file, File.GetCreationTime(file));
}

public void PrintCreationTime(string targetFile)
{
   Object dt = h[targetFile];
   if (dt != null)
   {
      Console.WriteLine("File {0} was created at time {1}.",
         targetFile, 
         (DateTime) dt);
   }
   else
   {
      Console.WriteLine("File {0} does not exist.", targetFile);
   }
}